Spinning flier



Patented June 29, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OF F l C E SPINNING FLIER.

Application filed. January 11, 1926. Serial No. 80,647.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fliersfor spinning machines and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a flier which is simple anddurable in construction as well as eflicient in operation.

A further object is to provide a flier of the above kind whereinprovision is made for permitting quick attachment or removal of theflier wires.

Another object of the invention is. to provide a flier having provisionfor. bracing and steadying the flier wires to ensure proper and uniformtension.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention isbetter understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views.

Figure l is an inverted perspective view of a flier constructed inaccordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof partly in section;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken substantially upon line 33 ofFigure 2; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the flier wires or arms.

Referring more in detail to the drawing,

' the present invention embodies an elongated plate or cross bar 5,having an enlarged central portion 6 formed with a central trans verseopening as at 7 for reception of the bobbin spindle or the like, wherebyattachment of the cross bar or elongated plate 5 to the spindle forrotation with the latter may be facilitated. The plate or cross bar 5 isof rigid form so that when the same is attached to the spindle a pair ofoppositely extending horizontal arms are provided thereby.

A flier wire or arm 8 of angular form is detachably connected to eacharm or end portion of the crossbar 5. For this purpose, the flier wiresare disposed with their upper horizontal end portions resting upon theends of the cross bar 5 and disposed longitudinally of the latter, whilescrews 9 are passed through eyeslO provided at the inner ends of theflier wires or arms and threaded into openings provided in the cross bar5 at opposite sides of the spindle opening 7. In order to preventswinging of the flier wires about the screws 9 relative to the cross bar5, the vertical depending arms of said flier wires pass downwardlythrough openings in the ends of the cross bar which are preferably inthe form of longitudinally extending slots 11 from which the flier wiresmay be readily removed. The eyes 10 for facilitating attachment of theflier wires to the cross bar are preferably formed by suitably bendingthe inner ends of the flier wires, and the usual thread-engaging wires12 are similarly formed on the outer ends of the flier wires.

In order to effect removal of a flier wire, it is simply necessary toremove its attaching screw 9 and then slide the flier Wire outwardly todis-engage its vertical depending arm or portion from the associatedslot.

11. A reversal of this operation is necessary to effect attachment of aflier wire, as is obvious, and it will be seen that by reason of thefact that the flier wires are restrained against lateral swinging at thepoint of juncture of the horizontal and vertical arms thereof byengagement in the slots 11, the flier wires will be effectively bracedand steadied so that a durable and efficient structure is had.

From the foregoing description it is believed that the construction andoperation as well as the advantages of the present invention will bereadily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

\Vhat I claim as new is 1. A flier of the character described comprisinga cross bar adapted to be mounted on a driving spindle, and an angularflier wire detachably connected to each end of the cross bar with itsvertical dependent outer end portion engaged with the adjacent outer endof the cross bar so as to restrain the flier wire from swinginglaterally relative to the cross bar.

2. A spinning flier comprising a cross bar provided with a centralopening for reception of a driving spindle and having end openings, andflier wires including inner horizontal arms disposed on the ends of thecross bar and secured at their inner ends to the latter and outerdepending vertical arms passing through the end openings of the crossbar.

3. A spinning flier comprising a cross bar provided with a centralopening for reception of a driving spindle and having end openings, andflier wires including inner horizontal arms disposed on the ends of thecross bar and secured at their inner ends to the latter and outerdepending vertical arms passing through the end openings of the crossbar, the attachment of the inner ends of the flier wires to the crossbar constituting a detachable connection and said flier wires beingremovable from the end openings of the cross bar.

4. A spinning flier comprising a cross bar provided with a centralopening for reception of a driving spindle and having end openings, andflier wires including inner horizontal arms disposed on the ends of thecross bar and secured at their inner ends to the latter and outerdepending vertical arms passing through the end openings of the crossbar, the connection of the inner ends of the flier wires with the crossbar being of a detachable nature, and said end openings of the cross barembodying slots from which the flier wires are laterally removable.

5. A. spinning flier comprising a cross bar having a central opening forreception of a driving spindle, longitudinal slots being provided in theends of the cross bar at their outer ends, angular flier wires disposedwith their inner portions resting upon the ends of the cross bar andwith their outer portions depending through said slots, and meansengaging the inner ends of the flier wires for detachably securing thelatter to the cross bar.

6. 'A spinning flier comprising a cross bar having a central opening forreception of a driving spindle, longitudinal slots being provided in theends of the cross bar at their outer ends, angular flier wires disposedwith their inner portions resting, upon the ends of the cross bar andwith their outer portions depending through said slots, and meansengaging the inner ends of the flier wires for detachably securing thelatter to the cross bar, said last named means comprising eyes upon theinner ends of the flier wires and screws passing through said eyes andthreaded into the cross bar at opposite sides of the spindle receivingopening.

7. A spinning flier comprising a cross bar and flier wires detachablysecured to the ends of the cross bar with their inner end portionsresting upon and disposed longitudinally of the cross bar, and means onthe ends of the cross bar engaging the intermediate portions of theflier wires to restrain the latter against lateral displacement relativeto the cross bar.

8. A spinning flier comprising a cross bar, flier wires detachablysecured to the ends of the cross bar with their inner end portionsresting upon and disposed longitudinally of the cross bar, saidflierwires comprising integrally connected arms extending at right angles toeachother, and means engaging the intermediate portions of the flierwires at the junctures of said arms of the latter to restrain the flierwires against lateral displacement relative to the cross bar. t

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN ELMER LAXVTONL

